DO’s AND DON’Ts IN DAY TO DAY LIFE - PART 12

FOOD

Till a daughter gets a son we should not eat in her house. While eating use a raised platform without nails for sitting and do not face North.

Without Caste mark in the forehead , with our hair untied or with a shirt.

We have to keep tuft, Pundra (mark in the forehead.).  Suthram and Achara vary

according to our family traditions and we should not change it. If we change it according  to our wish , we would go to hell.

We should not eat food with one cloth, wet cloths, with silk cloth, without meditating.

Only by taking clean food, our mind would be clean. The food, those who make it, the one who eats it, the one who eats along with you should all be clean.

Men should not take food along with ladies or children. He should never take food along with his wife. But during feast after Vedic functions, this need not be followed.

Tender coconut water should not be taken in a bell metal vessel (It is equivalent to alcohol.)but you should use silver vessel.

Water in which nail has been dipped , water drunk with left hand when you are not taking food, water drunk while you are standing, water which is left over by somebody, and hot water or milk kept in copper vessel are equal to alcohol and should not be drunk.

You should not take Nellikkai (Goose berry) on Sundays and Sapthami days. It should not be taken at night. But if Dwadasi falls on a Sunday, Nellikkai can be taken on that day. At night we should also avoid ginger, curd and fried flour.

Ellurundai (Jaggery –sesame balls) and sesame rice should be only prepared for offering to manes and devas.

Upavasa means complete fasting. If we suffer too much , then by consuming water, roots, ghee, milk , boiled rice, medicine and fruits, Upavasa is not affected. 

Normally cooked or prepared food should not be purchased and eaten.

But for Turmeric, Ghee, Salt , Parboiled rice, medicines, areca nut even when prepared by others can be consumed. That is these things even when prepared can be bought.

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